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Calling all thrill-seekers and adrenaline-junkies! Drop a ✈️ in the comments if you would ever try skydiving or parachuting. Check out this vintage footage to see how WWII paratroopers prepared to jump. For more thrills, follow Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation. https://bit.ly/3pNech8 🎥 : WWII’s Most Daring Raids: Stealing Hitler’s Radar | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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In the early days of WWII, parachuting involved jumping through a narrow three-foot hole in the fuselage floor. Then soldiers had to pray their parachutes, linked to the aircraft by a strap, would open. 🎥WWII's Most Daring Raids | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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55K views · 1.7K reactions |  This Day in History On this day in 1942, the Battle of Midway began in the Pacific Ocean. The 4-day battle between the U.S. and Japan, fought almost entirely with aircraft, was one of the most important American naval victories of WWII.  Get an inside look tonight at 11PM on Battle of Midway: The True Story. https://bit.ly/3mRiEIO | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook
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